MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

13th Annual Lt. Travis J. Fuller Invitational

Friday, September 29, 2017

Falcon Golf Course, Bourne, Mass.

BOURNE, Mass. --  Senior Anna Parsons (Kingston, Mass.) recorded a runner-up individual finish to lead Rivier to a one point (42-43) team victory over runner-up Massachusetts Maritime in the 13^th Annual Lt. Travis J. Fuller Women’s Cross Country Invitational on Friday afternoon at the Falcon Golf Course on Joint Base Cape Cod.

Parsons posted a time of 20:24 over the 5K layout to lead the Raiders to the team crown, as junior teammate Marin Owens (Brookline, N.H.) recorded a fourth place time of 20:38 as well for Rivier.  Sophomores Meaghan Hamilton (Braintree, Mass.) and Heather Seggelin (Sharon, Mass.) recorded respective fifth and sixth place times of 21:06 and 21:59 for the host Buccaneers, who received 11^th, 16^th and 22^nd place performances from senior Kaylene Murphy (Randolph, Mass.) and juniors Rachael George (Mashpee, Mass.) and Sara Merzon (Rockland, Mass.) with respective times of 23:41, 25:29 and 26:22.

Eastern Nazarene finished third overall with a team score of 53 points in the competition, while Pine Manor (109), Curry (123) and Dean (128) followed in the fourth, fifth and sixth team spots.  Anna Maria and Naval Academy Prep did not register team scores in the event.

Freshman Jessica Nangle (Southampton, Pa.) took top honors in the race with a time of 18:37 (12 seconds off the meet record) for Naval Academy Prep, which also received a third place finish (20:37) from freshman Sydney Means (Chester, Va.) and an eighth place performance (23:07) from freshman Elizabeth Grimmig (Portland, Tenn.).  Eastern Nazarene sophomore Karen Diaz (Gaithersburg, Md.) and freshman Makayla Grantham (Appalachian, N.Y.) rounded out the top 10 with respective seventh and 10^th place finishes of 23:03 and 23:37.

Massachusetts Maritime travels to Westfield, Mass. next Saturday afternoon to compete in the Westfield State James Earley Invitational at Stanley Park beginning at Noon.

(Photo Credit:  Jack Reidy '18)